Announcing Indigenous Collections Symposium 2021

Resources kindly shared by Young Associates. Provided for information, not to be taken as legal advice:

"The Canada Emergency Wage subsidy guidelines have been published through Period 13, which will take us to March 13, 2021. You can find a list of the changes to the program HERE.

The Ontario Small Business Support Grant provides funding of between $10,000 to $20,000 to small businesses to help cover expected revenue loss due to the Provincewide Shutdown. The grant amount is determined on a sliding scale based on percent revenue drop, comparing April 2020 to April 2019. A full breakdown of program guidelines can be found in the User Application Guide found HERE. 

In normal years, the T2200 form is used to claim tax deductions for work from home expenses. Employees who worked from home more than 50% of the time over a period of at least four consecutive weeks in 2020 due to COVID-19 will now be eligible to claim the home office expenses deduction for 2020. The CRA's new program guidelines can be found HERE."

The entire Tip Sheet can be found HERE.

OMA was advised by MHSTCI that an error occurred in the TPON/Transfer Payment Ontario portal. CMOG recipients are to disregard the report request in 15 days, this message was sent in error. 

Members will know that OMA has recommended that a simplified application process, similar to last year, be implemented by MHSTCI in order to alleviate administrative and reporting burden on museums to permit them to focus on pandemic recovery efforts and priorities.

The Honourable Lisa MacLeod, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, will host 13 regional webinars to outline financial supports offered by the Ontario government in response to the pandemic. These programs include: 

1. Small Business Support Grants of up to $20,000
2. Property Tax and Energy Bill Rebates
3. Main Street Relief Grant for PPE Support of up to $1000
4. Not For Profit Support with Ontario Trillium Foundation (additional $100 million in COVID-19 supports beyond the $103 million annual budget)
5. Support for Arts Organizations (additional $25 million in COVID-19 supports beyond the $60 million budget)

Please sign up to attend the webinar for your region. To Register, click HERE.

Feb. 4, 10am: Ontario's Highlands
Feb. 4, 2pm: Muskoka
Feb. 5, 2pm: Northern Ontario
Feb. 8, 10am: Southwest Ontario
Feb. 9, 10am: Niagara
Feb. 9, 2pm: Hamilton, Halton & Brant
Feb. 10, 2pm: Huron, Perth, Waterloo & Wellington

Apply for the small business grant, PPE support and property tax and energy bill relief HERE.

Not for profits, tourism and culture operators and sports organizations will be able to access government support of an additional $100 Million over the next two years through the Community Building Fund of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and the government is investing an additional $25 Million to support core cultural institutions and artists with emergency funding through the Ontario Arts Council.

The OMA will publicize details of these upcoming initiatives when they are available.

The Sectoral Initiatives Program is a grants and contributions program that helps address current and future skills shortages by supporting the development and distribution of sector-specific labour market intelligence, national occupational standards, skills certification and accreditation systems, and innovative workforce development approaches while also promoting the participation of under-represented groups.
 
This initiative is meant to support economic recovery through stakeholder-based initiatives that will help key sectors address their immediate and emerging workforce challenges. 
 
Project proposals must seek to achieve at least one of the following two objectives:
1) Develop and implement sector-based solutions to address the workforce challenges of Canadian workers and employers
2) Address a specific need in support of economic recovery in a specific sector or across sectors

For more information, click HERE.

The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) and the City of Peterborough announced today the conditional purchase and sale of Johnson Property, the City-owned land at 2077 Ashburnham Drive in Peterborough, ON.

City Council approved the direction to proceed with the sale of the land on Monday subject to a number of conditions including rezoning. Project validation and confirmation of site appropriateness are among the additional conditions that must be met to close the deal. CCM will pay $1.575M for the five acres of land in a transaction expected to be completed by the summer.

Read more HERE.

Join the Ontario Black History Society in celebrating Black History Month with "History... Who We Are!" OBHS has released the recording of this event which is currently available on YouTube.

This history continues, from the past to the present, even amidst a pandemic. History anchors us, especially during times like this. This event feature community recognition profiles, Black history, entertainment, museum tours and so much more. History…Who We Are!

View the recording HERE.
Download the Black History Month Kick-Off e-Program Book HERE.

 
The Ontario Heritage Trust presents bestselling author and two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize-winner Esi Edugyan for an exclusive talk on her internationally acclaimed novel Washington Black – touching on the themes of Black heritage, identity, belonging and displacement. The broadcast will also include a virtual visit to Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site and a question-and-answer segment with Esi Edugyan that features questions from youth and leaders from Ontario’s Black heritage community.

Screenings for this 70-minute event will be available for a limited time only.
Pre-registration is required.

For students and educators (ideal for Grade 7 and up):

• February 18, 2021 from 8 a.m. to Noon
• February 23, 2021 from 8 a.m. to Noon

General public:

• February 25, 2021 from 5 to 9:30 p.m.
• March 11, 2021 from 5 to 9:30 p.m.
• March 16, 2021 from 5 to 9:30 p.m.

Read more and register HERE.

A documentary about being Black in Chatham-Kent is gaining attention at film festivals across North America.

The North Star: Finding Black Mecca explores the stories of the Black community in the southwestern Ontario municipality. The film has been picked up by the Baltimore Black International Film Festival and the Montreal Independent Film Festival and this weekend, it heads to the virtual Denton Black Film Fest in Texas.

Read more HERE.

As a member of the Museums and Heritage Services senior leadership team, the Chief Curator works closely with the Director, Museum Site Leadership, the Curatorial team, the Acquisition Committee, and various community stakeholders in bringing the Toronto History Museum's new vision, mission and new programming narrative to life. This is an exciting time to join our team as we embark on an ambitious and intentional journey, in which you will have the opportunity to re-imagine the curatorial program.

For more information, click HERE.

Reporting to the Manager, Heritage Resource Management, the Project Lead is responsible for the Hamilton 175 project which celebrates the City’s 175th anniversary and for ensuring that project leadership duties are delivered through the effective use of financial, internal and external human resources. 

For more information, click HERE.

As Museum Maintenance Specialist you will be responsible for the general maintenance and upkeep of the Museum’s highly digital permanent and temporary exhibitions. The role requires practical skills and knowledge of IT systems, the ability to read technical drawings, general carpentry and electrical skills. Your tasks will also require knowledge of workplace health and safety protocols.  

For more information, click HERE.

If you are already an OMA member, please renew your membership when you receive an email reminder. If you are not a member, please consider joining, either as an institution or an individual. You can find information about member categories and benefits on our website.

Please also consider making a donation to the OMA on our website or through Canada Helps.

Your support of the OMA and your participation in events like this webinar make us stronger as a sector, and we appreciate each and everyone one of you.

An OMA membership connects you with our network of over 1000 members, representing 700 museums, galleries, and heritage sites across the province. In addition, an OMA membership provides you with the latest news via the ONmuseums newsletter, eNews alerts, and COVID-19 resources to mitigate impact for Ontario museums, galleries and heritage sites.

The OMA has prepared a dedicated webpage of COVID-19 communications and resources, updated as new information and resources become available.
Read more HERE.

For all questions or inquiries please contact the OMA: community@museumsontario.ca or call 416-348-8672 / 1-866-662-8672.

Marie G. Lalonde
Executive Director
mlalonde@museumsontario.ca